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Major General Clayton Lawrence Bissell was born in Kane, Pennsylvania, in 1896. He graduated from Valparaiso University, Indiana, in 1917 with a degree of doctor of laws. In his role as Gen. George Marshall's assistant chief of staff for intelligence, he is known for having ordered the suppression of evidence that the Soviets were responsible for the Katyn massacre of Polish officers.

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  • Clayton Bissell
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  • Major General Clayton Lawrence Bissell was born in Kane, Pennsylvania, in 1896. He graduated from Valparaiso University, Indiana, in 1917 with a degree of doctor of laws. In his role as Gen. George Marshall's assistant chief of staff for intelligence, he is known for having ordered the suppression of evidence that the Soviets were responsible for the Katyn massacre of Polish officers.
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  • 1896-07-29(xsd:date)
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death place
  • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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  • Clayton Bissell
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  • Air Medal ribbon.svg
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  • Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg
  • Army of Occupation ribbon.svg
  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg
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  • European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon.svg
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  • Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg
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  • World War I Victory Medal ribbon.svg
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  • Croce di guerra al merito BAR.svg
  • United Kingdom Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg
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  • Arlington, Virginia, USA
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  • 1972-12-24(xsd:date)
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  • Commanded U.S. 10th Air Force; Chief of Intelligence
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  • Section 5, Site 68, Arlington National Cemetery
abstract
  • Major General Clayton Lawrence Bissell was born in Kane, Pennsylvania, in 1896. He graduated from Valparaiso University, Indiana, in 1917 with a degree of doctor of laws. In his role as Gen. George Marshall's assistant chief of staff for intelligence, he is known for having ordered the suppression of evidence that the Soviets were responsible for the Katyn massacre of Polish officers.
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